Recommend me a fun watch up to £150-200
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Having dropped my Breitling off at their service centre yesterday the kind lady in reception informed me the complete overhaul would take 8 weeks 
As such I need a temporary replacement that will see me through and also be used going forward for outdoor use. I have had a look around the shops this morning and the only ones that caught my eye were in Timberland which I thought were well priced and had a 2 year warranty.
Criteria: leather or rubber strap, chrono would be nice, not bling in any way, not oversized (ala TW Steel
) and preferably a white or silver face.
Cheers in advance
As such I need a temporary replacement that will see me through and also be used going forward for outdoor use. I have had a look around the shops this morning and the only ones that caught my eye were in Timberland which I thought were well priced and had a 2 year warranty.
Criteria: leather or rubber strap, chrono would be nice, not bling in any way, not oversized (ala TW Steel
) and preferably a white or silver face.Cheers in advance
Grey Ghost said:
Having dropped my Breitling off at their service centre yesterday the kind lady in reception informed me the complete overhaul would take 8 weeks
As such I need a temporary replacement that will see me through and also be used going forward for outdoor use. I have had a look around the shops this morning and the only ones that caught my eye were in Timberland which I thought were well priced and had a 2 year warranty.
Criteria: leather or rubber strap, chrono would be nice, not bling in any way, not oversized (ala TW Steel ) and preferably a white or silver face.
Cheers in advance
have you seen servicing by breitling video . is a great vid worth a look .http://www.breitling.com/service/As such I need a temporary replacement that will see me through and also be used going forward for outdoor use. I have had a look around the shops this morning and the only ones that caught my eye were in Timberland which I thought were well priced and had a 2 year warranty.
Criteria: leather or rubber strap, chrono would be nice, not bling in any way, not oversized (ala TW Steel
) and preferably a white or silver face.Cheers in advance
Grey Ghost said:
Having dropped my Breitling off at their service centre yesterday the kind lady in reception informed me the complete overhaul would take 8 weeks
As such I need a temporary replacement that will see me through and also be used going forward for outdoor use. I have had a look around the shops this morning and the only ones that caught my eye were in Timberland which I thought were well priced and had a 2 year warranty.
Criteria: leather or rubber strap, chrono would be nice, not bling in any way, not oversized (ala TW Steel ) and preferably a white or silver face.
Cheers in advance
Just out of interest, how much is a full overhaul on a Breitling?As such I need a temporary replacement that will see me through and also be used going forward for outdoor use. I have had a look around the shops this morning and the only ones that caught my eye were in Timberland which I thought were well priced and had a 2 year warranty.
Criteria: leather or rubber strap, chrono would be nice, not bling in any way, not oversized (ala TW Steel
) and preferably a white or silver face.Cheers in advance
ROB_GTR said:
Just out of interest, how much is a full overhaul on a Breitling?
Depends on the model/complexity, price list is http://www.breitling.com/multimedia/pdf/sav/sav-89...Stef
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
You are me
Worryingly I also own a Freelander and a gun dog ROB_GTR said:
Just out of interest, how much is a full overhaul on a Breitling?
The Breitling web site quotes £372 for automatic chronographs but the nice lady who took my watch away said they may call if further work was necessary Also, as recommended by Gary H above the servicing videos on the Breitling site are excellent
www.breitling.com/service
If anyone does own a Breitling that needs a service or overhaul you can drop it off at their service centre just outside Tunbridge wells. I was there on Friday and it is a rather cool place only identifiable by the Breitling clock on the outside wall. You need to call to make an appointment and they buzz you in on arrival to a nice reception area with a couple of settees where your watch is collected and your questions answered. There is also a large picture window looking into the service area which would put most IT clean rooms to shame.
I might push my luck when I collect the watch and ask if I can have a tour of the workshop
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
It appears that non stopped continual wearing for 7 years means it : "Requires a routine complete Overhaul rather than the lesser service" 
Same here. Purchased in March 2003 and worn continually since then all round the world, in and out of water, various temperature changes (+40 to -20) etc, etc. Not a dicky bird of a problem until a couple of weeks ago when it began to lose a few minutes of time every couple of days and I booked it into the service centre. The overhaul is £372 (not sure if that is VAT inclusive or not) and it might need a new crystal, which is extra, if a minor mark can't be polished out.Bend over indeed.
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